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Ratchet_Rio wrote:Look guys I know it's offseason but we gotta start doing better than these struggle threads. At least post the official story, maybe even a pic or two, something..really what the hell is this?
Erik Spoelstra attends Vols' practice
August 14, 2013, 8:35 PM ET
Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is pulling for Butch Jones and the Volunteers, so he dropped by Knoxville to talk with the team.
Spoelstra and Jones are friends and the Heat coach visited Tennessee's training camp Wednesday. Jones believes his Volunteers can take inspiration from the coach of the defending NBA champions.
"He's a great friend, and I'm really indebted," Jones said. "He doesn't have much time off. For him to come to Knoxville and spend an entire day with our football program means a lot."
Spoelstra arrived on campus in time to watch the final stages of Wednesday morning's practice, but did not speak with reporters. He spoke to the team Wednesday afternoon and also attended a second practice session that evening. Players left the morning practice wearing T-shirts with the message "Championship Wednesday" and logos of Tennessee and the Heat.
"My first reaction was he's taller than I thought he was," linebacker Dontavis Sapp said. "I guess when you're around 7-footers, you don't look as tall as you really are."...
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Mars wrote:Erik Spoelstra attends Vols' practice
August 14, 2013, 8:35 PM ET
Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is pulling for Butch Jones and the Volunteers, so he dropped by Knoxville to talk with the team.
Spoelstra and Jones are friends and the Heat coach visited Tennessee's training camp Wednesday. Jones believes his Volunteers can take inspiration from the coach of the defending NBA champions.
"He's a great friend, and I'm really indebted," Jones said. "He doesn't have much time off. For him to come to Knoxville and spend an entire day with our football program means a lot."
Spoelstra arrived on campus in time to watch the final stages of Wednesday morning's practice, but did not speak with reporters. He spoke to the team Wednesday afternoon and also attended a second practice session that evening. Players left the morning practice wearing T-shirts with the message "Championship Wednesday" and logos of Tennessee and the Heat.
"My first reaction was he's taller than I thought he was," linebacker Dontavis Sapp said. "I guess when you're around 7-footers, you don't look as tall as you really are."...
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. . jokes on me. Go Spo!!!QueenOfFairies wrote:Spo is good friends with Butch Jones and he was in Knoxville today.
Butch actually attended the clinching championship games for the Heat the last two years...he's Spo's lucky charm lol
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GreenHat wrote:Can someone please bring up the pace threads from after he visited Oregon?
We played a couple of games faster and everyone credited the fast pace and great offense to the Oregon visit. Then of course we slowed down and the offense got much more efficient and those visits are never brought up again.
Before anyone brings it up, this is not an attack against Spo only against his fanboys, small sample sizes, hindsight bias, confirmation bias and creating narratives to fit your preconceived opinions.
Spo was taller than me so easily over 6 foot. He wasn't as skinny or scrawny as most people think from seeing him on TV either. He did play basketball in college, he just looks small standing next to NBA players.
